Checklist of the marine and estuarine fishes of New Ireland Province, Papua New Guinea, western Pacific Ocean, with 810 new records Author Andréfouët, Serge Author Chen, Wei-Jen Author Kinch, Jeff Author Mana, Ralph Author Russell, Barry C. Author Tully, Dean Author White, William T. text Zootaxa 2019 2019-04-23 4588 1 1 360 journal article 26780 10.11646/zootaxa.4588.1.1 8bb17a01-6ca6-4225-a42c-be3cb22e3db0 1175-5326 2988163 C7390B16-569F-46A2-A823-0018E1934873 Carcharhinus falciformis (Müller & Henle 1839) — Silky shark Status at New Ireland . New record , based on confirmed records from an observer program on shark longline vessels in May and June 2014 (NFA and CSIRO, unpublished data); tissue samples and vertebrae retained. Most abundant shark species caught in longline fishery ( W. White ). A set of jaws collected from Cape Saint George in 1965 (KFRS E046 ) recently confirmed as this species ( White & Ko'ou 2018 : 34). Distribution and habitat. New Ireland : 1, 2, 3, 4, 5.—General distribution: Circumglobal in warm temperate and tropical seas. Oceanic and pelagic, most common in offshore waters close to land masses, 0–500 m depth. Marine.